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Cristiano Ronaldo wins Serie A MVP 18/19

Cristiano Ronaldo is named MVP in Serie A for 2018-19, with Samir Handanovic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Fabio Quagliarella and Nicolò Zaniolo also rewarded.

Cristiano Ronaldo CR7in motion, during their celebration of their 2018/2019 Serie A title. In the match against Fiorentina.

The new season awards are handed out by the Lega Serie A, using calculations from Opta Sports and Netco Sports, put together by Ernst & Young.
These evaluations take into account Serie A, Coppa Italia and Italian Supercup performances.

This is to award players individually for their outstanding performances. The award is based on their season stats. The awards are for different categories. Most especially the positions the players take in their teams.

These awards also add to the players portfolio. It gives the players more worth. Besides, every player wants to be recognized and as well appreciated. So this awards does most of the task. But nevertheless, its given to those who merits it.

The awards are given at the end of every season in virtually every competition, mostly the leagues. The Serie A isn’t left out either as they have made platforms for that too. The awards are for the Most Valuable player (MVP) of the season.

Cristiano Ronaldo CR7 in motion as he celebrates his 100th header goal against Torino.

This has the Highest remark as it is awarded to the most outstanding player with the best performance for the season. We also have the Top scorers’s award, who earns the Golden boot award. The Best midfielder and also the best defender. Goalkeepers aren’t out of the show as the Golden glove awaits the one with the best performance. There is a motivating award for the upcoming youngsters, recognized as the ‘Best young player of the season ‘. Its given to the most outstanding player among the young players of the league.

All these awards makes players strive for a very good performance on the pitch.
Below is the list of the various awards and the awardees.

Cristiano Ronaldo CR7during the club’s celebration of the Serie A title.

Inter captain Samir Handanovic will receive the award for Best Goalkeeper. He deserves it for his immense contribution and good performance for the season. He is also a favorite for the award as he makes it into the top ten best keepers in Europe.

Napoli man K. Koulibaly wins the award for the Best Defender. The 26 year old center back has proved a very big deal on the pitch for Napoli. He has the eyes of prominent clubs like Manchester United on him. He is a very hardworking defender with very nice defensive skills.

NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 06: Kalidou Koulibaly of SSC Napoli in action during the Group C match of the UEFA Champions League between SSC Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain at Stadio San Paolo on November 6, 2018 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Lazio’s Milinkovic-Savic has arguably had a poor season by his usual standards, but still comes out on top, statistically as the Best Midfielder. It would look like the results are fake and you would take his supersiton as rather fake but he really made it there, based on stats.

ROME, ITALY – AUGUST 18: Sergej Milinkovic Savic of SS Lazio during the serie A match between SS Lazio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on August 18, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi/Getty Images)

Current Capocannoniere Federico Quagliarella of Sampdoria takes Best Striker thanks to his 26 Serie A goals. And he is possibly getting another award for the top scorer of the season if the season ends with the current stats. He is the best position of winning the award as his runner up CR7 is just 4 goals behind him.

PARMA, ITALY – MARCH 26: Fabio Quagliarella of Italy celebrates his goal of 4-0 during the 2020 UEFA European Championships group J qualifying match between Italy and Liechtenstein at Ennio Tardini on March 26, 2019 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

AS Roma teenager Nicolo Zaniolo is given the award for the Best Young Player of 2018-19 in Italy. He made it there with a very thrilling performance. Let’s see how best he becomes from here.

AS Roma Italian midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo celebrates after opening the scoring during the UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg football match AS Roma vs FC Porto on February 12, 2019 at the Olympic stadium in Rome. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)